Hello, I don't believe this is a compatibility issue.  The datasheet for that SPA indicates that it is supported on your ASR1001.  Please see table 1 at: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/interfaces-modules/shared-port-adapters-spa-int...

Hello, Based on the information given, it is very likely that the scenario described by Peter is happening.  If there is no interface in up/up state which is a member of vlan1's SVI, then interface vlan1 will be in up/down state, preventing a ping f...